FIFTH AVENUE BAND The Fifth Avenue Band LP REPRISE 1970 ITA orig LOVIN SPOONFUL
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THE FIFTH AVENUE BAND
The cover of their album featured a b/w photo of the group in front of Delmonicos Restaurant in New York. The band were regulars in Greenwich Village during the late 60s. Peter Gallway later formed the short-lived Ohio Knox and Kenny Altman became the bass player of another 'Spoonful, John Sebastian...(Fuzz Acid & Flowers)
"THE FIFTH AVENUE BAND"
Produced by Jerry Yester, Zal Yanosky and Erik Jacobsen
1970 LP REPRISE RECORDS STEREO SRI 6369
MADE IN ITALY ORIGINAL PRESSING
LAMINATED (on front) SINGLE COVER + FLIPBACK
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LABEL: REPRISE - 2-COLOUR LABEL with W7/REPRISE LOGO on TOP - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front) 6369 (spine & rear) SRI 6369
Catalog on labels: SRI 6369 6 re 6369-1L / SRI 6369 6 re 6369-2L
Matrix / Runout (A Side, Etched): 6RE 6369 1L 21-1-70
Matrix / Runout (B Side, Etched): 6RE 6369 2L 21-1-70
On labels: rim text "Stampato in Italia dalla C.G.D. su licenza REPRISE Records U.S.A. ∙ Tutti i diritti riservati"
STEREO ℗ 1970 DR(boxed)
Prod. Jerry Yester - Zal Yanosky - Erik Jacobsen
Rights Society: DR
On front & back cover: stereomono
On back cover: Tracklist + Credits
Distribuzione Messaggerie Musicali - Milano - Roma
Stampato in Italia su licenza Reprise Records, U.S.A. da Compaglia Generale del Disco - Milano
Stampa reparto grafico C.G.D.
tracklisting
Side A: FAST FREIGHT - ONE WAY OR THE OTHER - GOOD LADY OF TOTONTO
EDEN ROCK - COUNTRY TIME RHYMES - CALAMITY JANE
Side B: NICE FOLKS - COCKEYED SHAME - FAITHFUL BE FAIR - IN HOLLYWOOD - ANGEL
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RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Because it was produced by one-time Lovin' Spoonful members Zal Yanovsky and Jerry Yester, and because they were also based in Greenwich Village, the Fifth Avenue Band's sole and self-titled album has generated its share of Lovin' Spoonful comparisons. It's really not too close in sound to the Spoonful, however, even if it shares a little bit of the same sort of good-timey/easygoing reflective mood of some of the Spoonful's vintage material. It's far more colored by late-'60s rock in its arrangements, for one thing, sometimes going into a somewhat heavier, occasionally jazz-funk-influenced sound than what the Spoonful were renowned for, though there are bits of country as well. To be a little harsher, it also doesn't have anything on the order of the classic original material the Spoonful generated at their peak. It's not at all bad, however, with a gentle melodic vibe and vocal harmonies that tend toward the optimistically upbeat even on the somewhat more pensive tunes, though it's more a pleasant listen than a memorable one. Some of the more forceful songs might also recall some of the Nazz's work in their blend of pop/rock with slight soul spice, though the Nazz were more Beatlesque in their approach. They come closest to hitting that kind of stride on the closing cut, "Angel," which is the album's highlight...(AllMusic)
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